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Calibri In Spotlight As Fontgate Could Leave Pakistan Sans Sharif
A typeface has sparked uproar in Pakistan after documents using the font were produced in a corruption case against...
Japan’s NHK Sorry Over Hitler T-Shirt
A former internet tycoon who wore a Hitler T-shirt on a talkshow sparked anger in Japan, with the broadcaster forced to...
Trump Arrives In Paris For Bastille Day Visit
Donald Trump arrived in Paris on Thursday for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White...
Taiwan Lawmakers Go For the Jugular In Parliament Brawl
Two Taiwanese lawmakers tried to choke each other during a brawl in the island's parliament Thursday as the government...
Chandimal’s Sri Lanka Face Buoyant Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka are looking to usher in Dinesh Chandimal's era as skipper by bouncing back from a humiliating ODI series...
Zimbabwe Give COSAFA-Winning Coach New Task
Zimbabwe have rewarded COSAFA Cup-winning coach Sunday Chidzambwa by retaining him for the 2018 African Nations...
China Looks To Manchester To Ramp Up Fortunes
Chinese coaches hope the magic of Mourinho and the guile of Guardiola will rub off on them as they attempt to...
S.Korea Raises 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 2.8%
South Korea's central bank on Thursday tweaked upwards its growth forecast for Asia's fourth-largest economy this year,...
Striker Modeste Leaves Cologne For China
French striker Anthony Modeste made the first major move of the Chinese transfer window when he joined Tianjin Quanjian...
US Republicans Roll Dice Once More On Health Care
Top US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell will try to pull a political rabbit out of his hat Thursday when he unveils a...
Crusaders, Lions Battle For Top Super Rugby Spot
Canterbury Crusaders and the Golden Lions are embroiled in a final-round battle this weekend to claim the top rankings...
Apple Unveils ICloud Data Centre In China As Cyber Laws Tightened
Apple has unveiled plans to build a data centre in China to store its local iCloud customers' personal details, marking...
Pride and Prejudice At S.Korea Gay Parade
Thousands of people will march through Seoul to support gay rights in this Saturday's Pride parade, and probably just...
Pacquiao To ‘continue To Fight’ As Horn Seeks Rematch
Manny Pacquiao says he will "continue to fight" as the new World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jeff Horn...
China Under Pressure To Free Ailing Nobel Laureate
China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek...
US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal
The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the...
Suspected Taiwan Drug Smuggler Shot By Indonesia Police
A Taiwanese man caught with a tonne of crystal meth was shot dead by Indonesian police after he tried to escape,...
China’s Uighur Muslims Struggle Under ‘police State’
Worshippers quietly passed through metal detectors as they entered the central mosque in China's far western city of...
China Says Trade With N.Korea Up 10.5% In First Half
China's first-half trade with North Korea rose 10.5 percent year-on-year, Chinese officials said Thursday, as the US...